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The Pianist

The Pianist (2002)

Drama, War, Music, Biographical | France, Poland, Germany, UK, United States

Director: Roman Polanski

ITV3 | Monday, 11 January 2016 | 01:25

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Rating: 8.5/10

User rating: 8.8/10
(83 votes)

SYNOPSIS

A brilliant pianist, a Polish Jew, witnesses the restrictions Nazis place on Jews in the Polish capital, from restricted access to the building of the Warsaw ghetto. As his family is rounded up to be shipped off to the Nazi labor camps, he escapes deportation and eludes capture by living in the ruins of Warsaw.

Actors

Writer: Ronald Harwood, Wladyslaw Szpilman

Producer: Robert Benmussa, Timothy Burrill

RUNTIME: 150 min

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